Okay, so I'm not a shiny hunter, and to tell you the truth, I've never caught a shiny. Not even in HG/SS (I killed the Red Gyarados). Well anyways, I was in the Safari Zone in FR, and I was trying to find the guy's teeth and the HM for Surf, but I take 4 steps into the grass and- THERE IT IS -the first shiny I've ever encountered in battle in my whole life. It was a shiny Paras. Yeah I know, not something to be proud of, but this was my first shiny, and I was excited (a shiny is a shiny, k?).

That's it. Like I said, I'm not a shiny hunter so it didn't really bother me at first. But the more I think about it, the angrier I am. I mean c'mon, my one-in-a-trillion chance Pokemon appears in the one place where I can't catch it? Has this happened to anyone else? And on a related note, is there a good Safari Guide for FR/LG anywhere? I've never really understood the mechanics of the Safari Zones.

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I share your anger. I have yet to find a shiny in ANY of my pokemon experiences. As for the safari zone, I've caught everything there is to catch in there except for a tauros when I was playing leaf green. The way I do it is as soon as the battle starts, throw a rock. If they don't flee, they are MUCH easier to catch. If you are able to, touch lightly on the movement pad (depending on what you're using to play), so that you stand in the same spot but face different directions. By doing this, you still find wild pokemon, but you don't use up any of your 600 steps. How this helps.

i think i ran into many in my child years but i didnt know any better. i thought they were defective and killed them. then later i find out what they were and i was pissed. i feel your pain. but i cant find a single shiny any more

The FR/LG walkthrough has a reasonable guide to the Safari Zone, as well as maps. In terms of strategy, your best bet is to ALWAYS throw the ball. Rocks and Bait don't help. (Well, technically, Rocks make it more likely to run and easier to catch, Bait makes it less likely to run and harder to catch. But they both waste a turn.)

As for personal experiences, the only shiny I've ever encountered was a shiny Poochyena, early in Emerald. I tried to catch it, and instead fainted it with a critical hit.

My safari strategy is to always throw safari balls- no messing around with rocks and bait. So far, it's landed me with the elusive Tauros and Chansey and even Kangaskahn. I don't have any shinies either, but keep trying. On a long enough time line, you'll have all the shinies you'll ever need.

I encountered a shiny machop while making my way through victory road in my LG.Ironically I had already been through and could have flown past it to the plateau but I wanted the training. Of course I caught it even though I have a machop. I would be really pissed off if I were you, tough break. I think The Rock, the nickname I gave the Machop is the only legit shiny I have ever caught not counting gyarados. I encountered a dark blue electrike in my first Ruby but being used to my Silver and the shiny effect I cocked my head for a moment unsure of what I was seeing and not wanting an electrike fled >_< *head/desk*.

Safari Zone... safari zone... Oh! I remember now! Sorry, but the only shiny in LG was a shiny Chansey! I wanted to get it so bad! But, it fled as soon as I threw the ball. Hmpf! To make matters worse (and my post a bit off-topic) the same thing happened in Emerald, just with a green Teddiursa! Ugh!I have no luck with random shineys, except for a Calm nature Corsola.

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As for LG safari zone, this is me:finds pond with dratinifishes for 3 hoursencounters dratinidratini fleesI cry.

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As for LG safari zone, this is me:finds pond with dratinifishes for 3 hoursencounters dratinidratini fleesI cry.

I feel your pain, dude. I was crying for about thirty minutes after the shiny Chansey fled. Teddiursa was okay, because I can get lots of it in Emerald, but Chansey was like almost a one-in-a-game chance of getting one (to me, at least). So, you don't have to be embarrassed. (I'm 16, going on 17- from The Sound of Music- It's true! My B-day's in two months and... [/rant])

Oh, Safari Zone pains. I like spent 2 hours just trying to catch Dratini. After about 20 attempts to get a Dratini or Dragonair, I finally caught one. *gasps for breath* Why is the Safari Zone the only way to get a Dratini besides trades?

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